Berrettini stuns top seed Khachanov to enter QFs of ATP Sofia Open

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Patna : World No 53 in ATP rankings Matteo Berrettini, 22, Italy, stunned World No 11 and top seed Karen Khachanov, 22, Russia, in the second round of ATP Sofia Open, a World Tour 250 points tennis tournament in Bulgaria, on February 6, 2019, night, to sail into the quarter-finals of the event on February 6, 2019, night.

Berrettini beat Khachanov, winner of ATP Paris Masters 1,000 on November 4, 2018, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 at Sofia, Bulgaria. Berrettini won 3 break points in the match to 1 by Khachanov. He fired 9 Aces in the match to 8 by his Russian rival. Khachanov, who had defeated World No 1 Novak Djokovic, 31, Serbia, in the final of Paris Masters in straight sets last year, committed 5 double faults to 3 by Berrettini. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match.